Japan vs Qatar: Democratic change
Japan
1
in 2025
Qatar
1
in 2025
Japan rank
23rd
Qatar rank
23rd
Democratic change over time
- Japan
- Qatar
How they compare
Japan currently reports 1 against 1 in Qatar, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Qatar ahead.
Japan ranks 23rd and Qatar ranks 23rd of 175 countries.
Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 13 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Qatar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 1.3 | 1 | 0.3 | Japan |
| 1950s | 1.6 | 1 | 0.6 | Japan |
| 1960s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1970s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1980s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1990s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2000s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2010s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2020s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher democratic change, Japan or Qatar?
- Japan, at 1 against 1 in Qatar as of 2025.
- What is the difference in democratic change between Japan and Qatar?
- 0, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Qatar?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Japan and Qatar rank globally for democratic change?
- Japan ranks 23rd and Qatar ranks 23rd of 175 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Episodes of Regime Transformation (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Democratic change. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Data by Episodes of Regime Transformation and V-Dem.